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Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,138 votes, 464,926 to 463,788 (49% to 48.9%), with about 96% of the expected vote counted, according to unofficial results reported by WLBT and ABC News; his lead had been under 100 votes…
✔ Sources: WLBT, ABC News, Al Jazeera (citing AP)
Oil prices fell for a fourth straight day early Thursday. Brent crude was down about 1% at around $94 a barrel and U.S. crude around $87, after both dropped more than 8% on Wednesday, as investors weighed a possible easing of the war with Iran and…
✔ Sources: AP via WSLS, VOCM (citing Reuters), Gulf News
Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of the Oct. 27 election and began consultations Wednesday on who will try to form a government; eight more parties, including two Arab-led factions, meet him Thursday, with Gadi Eisenkot's…
✔ Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera and AP via Yahoo News
Minnesota Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar named a 14-member transition team chaired by former Human Services Commissioner Cindy Jesson at her first news conference since the election, MPR News and the Minnesota Reformer report. She said she will appoint an…
✔ Sources: MPR News, Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News, KTTC
Victor Wembanyama scored a career-high 52 points with 24 rebounds and eight blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-111 on Wednesday, BBC Sport and ClutchPoints report; he made the winning free throw, BBC Sport says. Kyrie Irving led…
✔ Sources: BBC Sport via Yahoo Sports, ClutchPoints via Yahoo Sports, Land of Basketball
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